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in some of the areas most devastated by hurricane sandy, we saw images like this of the victims, eager to show with everything they lost, they still have a voice. in rockaway park, queens, when the generators ran out of gas, voters had to cast ballots in the dark. some new jersey voters climbed into winnebagos to cast their ballots. overwhelmed by applications, state officials there extended the deadline for casting votes by e-mail until friday. hard-hit staten island residents are still trying to catch their breath. did you get a chance to vote today? >> vote. no. look at this. who's got time to vote? >> reporter: now with the added burden of another storm on the way, expected to hit tomorrow night, this devastated coastline is in the bull's-eye of a nor'easter bringing rain, high winds, coastal flooding, even snow to an already battered region. >> we could have some snow on the ground and certainly snow on the trees. that makes the trees that already have their bases flooded more likely to fall over. >> this is the new york city police department. >> reporter: new york city is preppi
in some of the areas most devastated by hurricane sandy, we saw images like this of the victims, eager to show with everything they lost, they still have a voice. in rockaway park, queens, when the generators ran out of gas, voters had to cast ballots in the dark. some new jersey voters climbed into winnebagos to cast their ballots. overwhelmed by applications, state officials there extended the deadline for casting votes by e-mail until friday. hard-hit staten island residents are still trying...
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sandy's death toll is at 106 people. 40 in new york city alone. and the cold brings fresh fear. >> this evening nypd patrol officers will use loudspeakers to urge people to go where they can be warm. >> reporter: most shelters still have beds available but some rockaway residents like katie richardson who i first met last week aren't interested. >> it's our home. it's our home. would you leave your place and you don't know if they're going to loot? >> reporter: the city estimates about 10,000 people in battered buildings and homes will need emergency temporary housing, but for the marinos in the rockaways, the concern is more immediate. they can hardly sleep. terrified about the nor'easter in the forecast for wednesday. >> i just pray that everything will be all right. what else can we do? >> reporter: residents here say roughly half of the people on the block are still staying here. some with generators but many enduring the dark nights without power. one big concern about the nor'easter and there are many is the wind and what it will do to these
sandy's death toll is at 106 people. 40 in new york city alone. and the cold brings fresh fear. >> this evening nypd patrol officers will use loudspeakers to urge people to go where they can be warm. >> reporter: most shelters still have beds available but some rockaway residents like katie richardson who i first met last week aren't interested. >> it's our home. it's our home. would you leave your place and you don't know if they're going to loot? >> reporter: the city...
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thank you, rich. >>> and before we move on, where is sandy tonight? the remnants of the storm are hurtling across the border into canada. flood warnings still in effect for parts of seven states. more snow on the way in west virginia and maryland. and our abc news extreme weather team continues the nonstop coverage throughout this night. >>> and now, the race for the presidency, and a powerful image today. the firebrand republican governor of new jersey, chris christie, side-by-side with president obama, joining forces in this crisis. and just as our abc news/"washington post" poll out today shows president obama and governor mitt romney in a dead heat. your voice, your vote, and abc's jake tapper has more. >> reporter: hurricane sandy has forced the president to cancel his appearance at seven campaign events. but he may have gotten something more valuable. >> you're going to be okay. everybody's safe, right? >> reporter: the opportunity to lead and be seen leading. today with new jersey's republican governor chris christie at a shelter in brigantine,
thank you, rich. >>> and before we move on, where is sandy tonight? the remnants of the storm are hurtling across the border into canada. flood warnings still in effect for parts of seven states. more snow on the way in west virginia and maryland. and our abc news extreme weather team continues the nonstop coverage throughout this night. >>> and now, the race for the presidency, and a powerful image today. the firebrand republican governor of new jersey, chris christie,...
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complicating matters, sandy shut down new york harbor and most of the tanker refueling terminals. tack on damaged roads, it's been hard to get gas to stations. >> so, to the extend there's a shortfall, shortage of fuel, that's because there is a shortage of fuel. >> reporter: tonight, new york's port is open for gas tankers. the governor easing regulation to get the fuel into the harbor. in new jersey, fema and the national guard are working with gas companies to supply empty stations. >> so, we're on top of the gas situation. >> reporter: and that help could not come any sooner, diane. even at this hour, there is still a long line of people waiting for gas here at this station in clifton, new jersey. the owner here tells me he got a full gas delivery early this morning. he expects to be completely dry within an hour. diane? >> and we saw one of those people waiting rubbing his hands in the cold. thank you, alex. >>> and, a couple of notes on the storm right now, we want to tell you the latest on those natural gas leaks in the town of seaside heights, new jersey. you'll remember w
complicating matters, sandy shut down new york harbor and most of the tanker refueling terminals. tack on damaged roads, it's been hard to get gas to stations. >> so, to the extend there's a shortfall, shortage of fuel, that's because there is a shortage of fuel. >> reporter: tonight, new york's port is open for gas tankers. the governor easing regulation to get the fuel into the harbor. in new jersey, fema and the national guard are working with gas companies to supply empty...
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superstorm sandy has led to a shortage in rental cars. your best bet may be to get on the train and my colleague lisa stark has the latest from washington, d.c. washington on the acela express. lisa. >> reporter: amtrak is booming and tomorrow will be the busiest day yesterday. last year 138,000 passengers crowded on board the day before thanksgiving. now, here in the northeast amtrak has even borrowed trains from canada to handle the crush. usually it relies on cars from new jersey's transit, but many of those were damaged by hurricane sandy, and that storm also means many of the commuter lines aren't up to speed. you should check the schedules online. and a bit of advice, get to the station at least 45 minutes early. bring your i.d., and if you're on one of those long distance line, well, come hungry. there will be a full thanksgiving menu on board. george? >> okay, lisa, thanks. >>> and as millions of americans at airports face those long security lines, we have news tonight about the threats that make those checks so critical. four me
superstorm sandy has led to a shortage in rental cars. your best bet may be to get on the train and my colleague lisa stark has the latest from washington, d.c. washington on the acela express. lisa. >> reporter: amtrak is booming and tomorrow will be the busiest day yesterday. last year 138,000 passengers crowded on board the day before thanksgiving. now, here in the northeast amtrak has even borrowed trains from canada to handle the crush. usually it relies on cars from new jersey's...
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it also added to the number of people who have not had power since sandy. 4 400,000 more customers in the dark. like nick michael and his family. they just got power back yesterday, ten days after sandy, only to lose it again. >> just got it back yesterday. >> it's so unfair. you only get it for four to five hours, and it's out. >> reporter: they just want to know when the power is back -- for good. >> nobody leapts you know exactly what's happening. >> reporter: new york's governor says their power company has failed them. we called long island's power authority four times today and haven't heard back. diane? >> all right, thank you so much, ginger zee. and now heading overseas, today, we learned that for the first time in history, iranian fighter jets opened fire on an unmanned u.s. drone. the pentagon says last thursday, the drone was conducting routine surveillance in international air space, 16 miles off the coast of iran. they say iranian war planes fired multiple rounds, but they missed. >>> and back here at home, a bizarre scene involving a stolen plane. dramatic new video sho
it also added to the number of people who have not had power since sandy. 4 400,000 more customers in the dark. like nick michael and his family. they just got power back yesterday, ten days after sandy, only to lose it again. >> just got it back yesterday. >> it's so unfair. you only get it for four to five hours, and it's out. >> reporter: they just want to know when the power is back -- for good. >> nobody leapts you know exactly what's happening. >> reporter:...
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right now, a new storm is hitting the northeast and many families still rebuilding after hurricane sandy are pounded again by wind and snow. and there's a worry tonight that people without heat could be in danger from hypothermia. abc's meteorologist ginger zee has visited one of these hard-hit places and we see you there, ginger. it is snowy and it looks very cold. >> reporter: it is very cold. it feels like it's probably wind chi chill of low 20s. you can see the piles of trash, mounds of sand that line streets like this in rockaway park, just outside new york city. really hard-hit areas, they are not just covered in snow. and just a mess. and get this. more than 22,000 people, tonight, have lost power from this new storm already. and we've got a whole night of nor'easter ahead. an ice cold coating of fresh misery. and it has plenty of company tonight. with a new storm on the way. how do you feel? >> tired. exhausted, but hey, what am i going to do? this is life. >> reporter: you can see it on every block. and in every tattered home. this is the water line, right? >> yes. >> reporter:
right now, a new storm is hitting the northeast and many families still rebuilding after hurricane sandy are pounded again by wind and snow. and there's a worry tonight that people without heat could be in danger from hypothermia. abc's meteorologist ginger zee has visited one of these hard-hit places and we see you there, ginger. it is snowy and it looks very cold. >> reporter: it is very cold. it feels like it's probably wind chi chill of low 20s. you can see the piles of trash, mounds...
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. >>> and also in the news today, president obama took an aerial tour of the hurricane sandy destruction, meeting with families still trying to recover on staten island. later, and in private, he met with the parents of the two young boys who were killed in that storm. >>> and we have learned of an aftershock from the storm which will affect everyone coast to coast. abc's steve osunsami with the surprising consequence of the storm. >> reporter: when those awful flood waters from sandy came rushing through, flooding streets and swamping homes, what no one expected was the storm's surprising second hit. >> we all lost our cars. at the same time, we're all trying to get a car. it's a mad house. >> reporter: more than 250,000 personal vehicles were washed away by storm waters. today, used car dealerships are busy with storm victims and, adding insult to injury, prices are shooting up because of the storm. >> we're expecting to see higher prices of $700 to $1,000 per vehicle. >> reporter: for every six people who walk into this used car dealership on staten island to buy a used car, five of t
. >>> and also in the news today, president obama took an aerial tour of the hurricane sandy destruction, meeting with families still trying to recover on staten island. later, and in private, he met with the parents of the two young boys who were killed in that storm. >>> and we have learned of an aftershock from the storm which will affect everyone coast to coast. abc's steve osunsami with the surprising consequence of the storm. >> reporter: when those awful flood...
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here, new york city, the morning after hurricane sandy, commuters boarding a ferry. and what about those animal trainers who dressed up like panda bears to lovingly carry a giant panda toward freedom in the wilds of china? finally, president obama on the campaign trail, hoist into a real bear hug by a pizza shop owner in florida. >>> and, our video tonight has everybody wondering if they were dreaming. let's say you're looking out a window on staten island in new york and you see this. from out of nowhere, a runaway pony, trotting down the street, pursued by a zebra? a stunned store owner grabbed his smartphone so everybody would believe him. it turns out the unlikely pair escaped from a nearby petting zoo. they were caught and returned safely. rubbing their eyes today on staten island. if you see something tomorrow you'd like to show all of your friends, let us know. tweet me your ideas for the "instant index," @dianesawyer. >>> and, coming up, if you bought a lottery ticket with a friend or a co-worker, you have to stay tuned and see what we're going to tell you ne
here, new york city, the morning after hurricane sandy, commuters boarding a ferry. and what about those animal trainers who dressed up like panda bears to lovingly carry a giant panda toward freedom in the wilds of china? finally, president obama on the campaign trail, hoist into a real bear hug by a pizza shop owner in florida. >>> and, our video tonight has everybody wondering if they were dreaming. let's say you're looking out a window on staten island in new york and you see this....
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but get this, it was hurricane sandy that ripped off the layers of sand and time that had been hiding it for all these years. >>> and we, we showed you a whale last night, but look at this video. a menacing fin coming right after that dog who was just in for a swim. it's a killer whale. and the big guy seemed to be saying, "no room for a mutt here. get out of my territory." >>> and we really do want to hear what's capturing your imagine nation every day, so, tweet me your thoughts for the "instant index," @dianesawyer. >>> and coming up, as preparations begin this weekend, three things you must never do if you want a great thanksgiving. can you guess them? advice from our wise and funny "person of the week." [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his
but get this, it was hurricane sandy that ripped off the layers of sand and time that had been hiding it for all these years. >>> and we, we showed you a whale last night, but look at this video. a menacing fin coming right after that dog who was just in for a swim. it's a killer whale. and the big guy seemed to be saying, "no room for a mutt here. get out of my territory." >>> and we really do want to hear what's capturing your imagine nation every day, so, tweet me...
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told you last night about families still suffering living without power now 15 days after hurricane sandy including thousands on long island. the long island power authority has come under fire accused of gross negligence. today, new york governor andrew cuomo launched an investigation and vowed to hold them accountable. >>> and with nine days left until thanksgiving, today another kind of thanksgiving tradition. the annual prediction from aaa about how many of us plan to travel this holiday. they say more families will be traveling this year than last. 43.6 million of us will venture at least 50 miles from home and that's up 7% from last year. 90% of the travelers will drive, by the way, and the average thanksgiving travel budget is now $498, down $46 from last year. >>> and still ahead on "world news," an athlete collapses on live television from a crippling anxiety shared by millions of americans. how he turned his panic into triumph next. [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn'
told you last night about families still suffering living without power now 15 days after hurricane sandy including thousands on long island. the long island power authority has come under fire accused of gross negligence. today, new york governor andrew cuomo launched an investigation and vowed to hold them accountable. >>> and with nine days left until thanksgiving, today another kind of thanksgiving tradition. the annual prediction from aaa about how many of us plan to travel this...